Licensure & Registration Committee

Purpose
The IEEE-USA Licensure and Registration Committee's
(LRC) primary focus is on matters involving licensing of Professional Engineers and
the impact that professional licensure has on IEEE members. The LRC also is
continuously evaluating credentialing and how it relates to current PE
examinations and available IEEE Society sponsored exams.
The Committee monitors and recommends changes in
state law and provides important input to the
National
Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) concerning P.E. exam
questions and format. The committee also disseminates information to those engineers who
are licensed and those who plan to become licensed.
Committee members serve on exam writing committees
of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), committees of
the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE),
and various state licensing boards.
Meetings
Position Papers
The following L&R positions have been adopted by
IEEE-USA's Board of Directors:
Presentations
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Questions and Answers About Licensure and Certification for Engineering
Professionals (PPT)
PowerPoint presentation by LRC members Dick Schwarz, John Steadman and
Gregg Vaughn. Highlights similarities and differences between state
licensure and voluntary certification, identifies current educational
experience and examination requirements for licensure and summarizes
IEEE-USA perspectives on important credentialing issues.
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Presentation on How
to Become a Professional Engineer (PPT):
This PowerPoint presentation covers such material as legal requirements for engineering
practice, professional registration process, FE examination specifications, strategies for
passing the FE Exam, study materials, answers to common questions and exemptions for
industrial practice. The presentation is perfect for junior and senior engineering
students, local IEEE Section meetings and
IEEE Consultants Network
meetings.

Resources
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Articles
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- "IEEE-USA
and IEEE Computer Society Teaming Up to Develop
Professional Exam for Software Engineering"
(IEEE-USA News Release, 10 September 2009)
- "Software
Engineering PE Examination Development Approved" by
Mitchell Thornton (Today's Engineer Online,
September 2009)
- High Tech
Cheating Fails: "Puerto
Rican court awards damages to NCEES in exam theft case"
(NCEES Press Release, 7 July 2009)
- "To
P.E. or not to P.E.?" by Steven F. Barrett, Ph.D.,
P.E. (Today's Engineer Online, July 2009)
- "Why
Computer Engineering Students Should Take the
Fundamentals of Engineering Examination and How
Professors Can Help" by Jason Moore, Mitchell A.
Thornton and Ronald W. Skeith (Today's Engineer
Online, June 2009)
- "Licensure
of Engineering Faculty - A Difficult Proposition?"
by David L. Whitman, Ph.D., P.E., NCEES President-Elect
(Today's Engineer Online, May 2009)
- "Q&A
with NCEES President-Elect Dave Whitman, Ph.D., P.E."
(Today's Engineer Online, April 2009)
- "Sample
Exam Books Available for Restructured PE Exam" by
Aaron Collins,Ph.D., P.E. (Today's Engineer Online,
December 2008)
- "Changes
for Becoming a Licensed Engineer - Q&A with Dick
Schwarz, P.E." (Today's Engineer Online,
August 2008)
- "Wanted:
PE Exam Item Writers" by Steve Barrett, Ph.D., P.E.
(Today's Engineer Online, June 2008)
- "Kick Your Career Up a Notch — Become a Licensed
Professional Engineer" by Cameron H. G. Wright, Ph.D.,
P.E. (Today's Engineer Online, May 2004)
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Key Contacts
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Last Update:
17 Sep 2009
Staff Contact: Vin
O'Neill, v.oneill@ieee.org
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